NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in India
India: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 24.52 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in India, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
India recorded 24.52 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in India peaked at 30.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.49, in 2023.
India ranks 57th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.86 | — |
| 2006 | 29.78 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.6 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 29.39 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.26 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.94 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.64 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 26.86 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.49 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.83 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.25 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.75 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.34 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.02 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 29.9 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.01 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 25.76 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 23.49 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 24.19 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 24.3 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 24.41 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 24.52 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.58 | 29.26 | 29.86 | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.5 | 26.86 | 30.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.67 | 23.49 | 30.7 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in India?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in India was 24.52 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.49 in 2023.
- How does India rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- India ranks 57th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.